JP2022087741A - Server, charging system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a server, a charging system, and a program capable of preventing SOC shortage of a battery of a mobile body in consideration of the power consumption associated with user's actions.SOLUTION: In a charging system configured so that a mobile body, a communication terminal, a charging device, a server, and a weather server that records an expected weather predicted for each predetermined region are communicable with each other via a network, a server 40 has a controller 47 configured to acquire a utilization start position where a user starts to utilize the mobile body with a chargeable secondary battery, and a destination of the user, to estimate a necessary power amount from the utilization start position to the destination, to determine whether or not a power of the secondary battery of the mobile body is consumed at the destination, and in a case where a power of the secondary battery of the mobile body is consumed at the destination, to set the necessary power amount of the mobile body to be high and then charge the mobile body to the necessary power amount.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present disclosure relates to servers, charging systems and programs.

In Patent Document 1, the object is based on the travel history data including the vehicle type and the travel route actually traveled by a large number of electric vehicles and the electric energy consumption in the travel route, and the planned travel route to the destination specified by the user. There is known a technique for estimating the required electric power to the ground and controlling the charging of the battery of an electric vehicle based on the required electric energy.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-70515

However, in Patent Document 1, since the power consumption due to the user's behavior is not considered, when the user strengthens the air conditioning, the power consumption increases and the SOC (State of Charge) of the mobile battery is insufficient. May lead to.

The present disclosure is made in view of the above and provides a server, charging system and program capable of preventing SOC shortage of a mobile battery in consideration of power consumption associated with user behavior. The purpose.

The server according to the present disclosure acquires the destination, estimates the required electric energy of the moving body from the usage start position to the destination, and consumes the power of the secondary battery at the destination. When determining whether or not to consume the power of the secondary battery at the destination, the required power amount is set high, and the moving body is provided with a processor configured to charge the required power amount to the required power amount. ..

Further, the charging system according to the present disclosure acquires a mobile body having a rechargeable secondary battery, a usage start position at which the user starts using the mobile body, and a destination of the user, and starts using the mobile body. The required electric energy of the moving body from the position to the destination is estimated, it is determined whether or not the power of the secondary battery is consumed at the destination, and the power of the secondary battery is consumed at the destination. This includes a server having a processor configured to set the required electric energy high and charge the mobile body to the required electric energy.

Further, the program according to the present disclosure acquires, from the processor, a usage start position at which the user starts to use the mobile body having a rechargeable secondary battery and the destination of the user, and from the usage start position, the said. When the required electric energy of the moving body to the destination is estimated, it is determined whether or not the power of the secondary battery is consumed at the destination, and the power of the secondary battery is consumed at the destination. The required electric energy is set high, and the moving body is charged to the required electric energy.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent the SOC of the mobile battery from becoming insufficient in consideration of the power consumption associated with the user's behavior.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a charging system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a moving body according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a communication terminal according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the charging device according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of the processing executed by the server according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, the charging system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The present disclosure is not limited by the following embodiments. Further, in the following, the same parts will be described with the same reference numerals.

[Overview of charging system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a mobile system according to an embodiment. The charging system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a mobile body 10, a communication terminal 20, a charging device 30, a server 40, and a weather server 50 that records forecasted weather forecasts for each predetermined area. The charging system 1 is configured to be able to communicate with each other through the network NW. This network NW is composed of, for example, an Internet network, a mobile phone network, and the like.

[Functional configuration of moving object]
First, the functional configuration of the moving body 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the moving body 10.

The moving body 10 shown in FIG. 2 includes a battery 11, a detection unit 12, a first charging unit 13, a second charging unit 14, a driving unit 15, a car navigation system 16, a recording unit 17, and the like. A communication unit 18 and an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 19 are provided. Further, in the following, as the moving body 10, a vehicle such as an EV (Electric Vehicle), a PHV (Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle), and an FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle) will be described. It can also be applied to motorcycles equipped with motors and batteries, electric two-wheeled vehicles such as bicycles or kickboards, three-wheeled vehicles, buses, trucks, ships and drones. Further, the moving body 10 can automatically move toward the destination under the control of the server 40 or the ECU 19. Of course, the moving body 10 can also be moved toward the destination desired by the user by operating the steering or the like by the user who used the moving body 10 or the user who boarded the moving body 10.

The battery 11 is configured by using a rechargeable secondary battery such as a nickel metal hydride battery or a lithium ion battery. The battery 11 stores high-voltage DC power for driving the mobile body 10.

The detection unit 12 detects each of the remaining amount (SOC), temperature, SOH (State of Health), voltage value, and current value of the battery 11, and outputs the detection result to the ECU 19. The detection unit 12 is configured by using various battery sensors, temperature sensors, and the like.

The first charging unit 13 is electrically connected to the battery 11 and can be electrically connected to the charging device 30 via the charging port. The first charging unit 13 converts (transforms) external power (DC power) supplied from the charging device 30 into a voltage and power that can be charged to the battery 11 and outputs the power (power supply by a normal charging method). .. The first charging unit 13 is configured by using an AC / DC converter, a DC / DC converter, and the like.

The second charging unit 14 is electrically connected to the battery 11 and can be electrically connected to the charging device 30 via the charging port. The second charging unit 14 converts (transforms) a direct current supplied from the charging device 30 (power supply by a quick charging method by DC charging) into a voltage and power that can be charged to the battery 11 and outputs the current. The first charging unit 13 is configured by using a DC / DC converter, a rectifier circuit, and the like.

Under the control of the ECU 19, the drive unit 15 supplies a driving force to the drive wheels of the moving body 10 based on the electric power supplied from the battery 11. The drive unit 15 is configured by using a motor or the like.

The car navigation system 16 includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor 161, a map database 162, a notification device 163, and an operation unit 164.

The GPS sensor 161 receives signals from a plurality of GPS satellites or transmitting antennas, and calculates the position (longitude and latitude) of the moving body 10 based on the received signals. The GPS sensor 161 is configured by using a GPS receiving sensor or the like. In one embodiment, the orientation accuracy of the moving body 10 may be improved by mounting a plurality of GPS sensors 161.

The map database 162 records various map data. The map database 162 is configured by using a recording medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive).

The notification device 163 has a display unit 163a for displaying images, maps, videos, and character information, and a voice output unit 163b for generating sounds such as voices and alarm sounds. The display unit 163a is configured by using a display such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence). The audio output unit 163b is configured by using a speaker or the like.

The operation unit 164 receives the input of the user's operation and outputs signals corresponding to the various received operation contents to the ECU 19. The operation unit 164 is realized by using a touch panel, buttons, switches, a jog dial, and the like.

The car navigation system 16 configured in this way superimposes the position of the current moving body 10 acquired by the GPS sensor 161 on the map corresponding to the map data recorded by the map database 162, thereby superimposing the current position of the moving body 10 on the map. Information including the traveling road and the route to the target value is notified to the user by the display unit 163a and the voice output unit 163b.

The recording unit 17 records various information about the moving body 10. The recording unit 17 records CAN data of the moving body 10 input from the ECU 19 and various programs executed by the ECU 19. The recording unit 17 is configured by using a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a Flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like.

The communication unit 18 transmits CAN data or the like to the server 40 through the network NW under the control of the ECU 19. Here, the CAN data includes the remaining amount (SOC) of the battery 11 and the SOH. The communication unit 18 is configured by using a communication module or the like capable of transmitting and receiving various information.

The ECU 19 is configured by using a memory and a processor having hardware such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The ECU 19 controls each part of the moving body 10. The ECU 19 charges the moving body 10 by controlling the driving unit 15 according to a signal transmitted from the server 40 via the communication unit 18, an instruction, and a position of the moving body 10 detected by the car navigation system 16. Move the device 30 or a predetermined location.

[Functional configuration of communication terminal]
Next, the functional configuration of the communication terminal 20 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the communication terminal 20.

The communication terminal 20 shown in FIG. 3 includes a first communication unit 21, a second communication unit 22, a display unit 23, an operation unit 24, a position acquisition unit 25, a camera 26, and a third communication unit. 27, a recording unit 28, and a control unit 29 are provided. In the following, the communication terminal 20 will be described as a mobile phone, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the communication terminal 20 can be applied to, for example, a tablet terminal, a wearable device, or the like. Here, the wearable device is, for example, a watch, an activity meter, or the like having a sensor capable of detecting the biological information of the wearing user, a communication module capable of communicating with the outside, and the like. The biological information includes body weight, blood pressure, pulse, blood glucose level, cholesterol level, blood oxygen concentration, body temperature and the like.

Under the control of the control unit 29, the first communication unit 21 receives various information from the mobile body 10 or the wearable device, and outputs the received various information to the control unit 29. The first communication unit 21 is configured by using a communication module capable of performing, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark).

The second communication unit 22 receives various information from the mobile body 10 or the wearable device under the control of the control unit 29, and outputs the received various information to the control unit 29. The second communication unit 22 is configured by using a communication module capable of performing Wi-Fi (registered trademark) or the like.

The display unit 23 displays various information under the control of the control unit 29. The display unit 23 is configured by using a display panel such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence).

The operation unit 24 receives inputs of various operations of the user and outputs signals corresponding to the received various operations to the control unit 29. The operation unit 24 is configured by using a touch panel, a switch, a button, and the like.

The position acquisition unit 25 acquires the position of the communication terminal 20 and outputs the acquired position to the control unit 29. The position acquisition unit 25 is realized by using a plurality of GPS receiving sensors and the like.

Under the control of the control unit 29, the camera 26 generates image data by photographing the subject and outputs the image data to the control unit 29. The camera 26 uses one or more optical systems and a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor that generates image data by capturing an image of the subject imaged by the optical system. Will be realized.

Under the control of the control unit 29, the third communication unit 27 communicates with the server 40 via the network NW, and transmits destination information regarding the destination set by the user via the operation unit 24. The third communication unit 27 is configured by using a communication module capable of performing a communication standard by a mobile phone line, for example, a 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), a 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), and the like.

The recording unit 28 records various information about the communication terminal 20 and various programs executed by the communication terminal 20. The recording unit 28 is realized by using a DRAM, a ROM, a Flash memory, an SSD, a memory card, or the like.

The control unit 29 is configured by using a memory and a processor having hardware such as a CPU. The control unit 29 controls each unit of the communication terminal 20.

[Functional configuration of charging device]
Next, the functional configuration of the charging device 30 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the charging device 30.

The charging device 30 shown in FIG. 4 includes a first power transmission unit 31, a second power transmission unit 32, a communication unit 33, a recording unit 34, and a control unit 35.

In the first power transmission unit 31, an AC current having a predetermined voltage value (for example, 6600V) supplied from an external AC power source to which the first charging unit 13 of the mobile body 10 is connected is connected to a predetermined voltage value (for example, 200V). It is supplied to the first charging unit 13 by converting it into a direct current of (normal charging). The first power transmission unit 31 includes a connector that can be connected to the first charging unit 13 of the mobile body 10, a cable that transfers power to the connector, an AC / DC converter, an inverter, a rectifier circuit, a transformer, a circuit breaker, and the like. Constructed using. The first power transmission unit 31 may be configured to supply electric power in a non-contact manner (wireless AC charging). In this case, the feeding method may be either a magnetic field coupling method or an electric field coupling method.

The second power transmission unit 32 converts an alternating current having a predetermined voltage value (for example, 6600V) supplied from an external AC power source into a direct current having a predetermined voltage value (for example, 500V) to the second charging unit. Supply (quick charge). The second power transmission unit 32 includes a connector that can be connected to the second charging unit 14 of the mobile body 10, a cable that transfers power to the connector, an AC / DC converter, an inverter, a rectifier circuit, a transformer, a circuit breaker, and the like. Constructed using.

Under the control of the control unit 35, the communication unit 33 communicates with the mobile body 10, the communication terminal 20, and the server 40 through the network NW, and transmits and receives various information. The communication unit 33 is configured by using a communication module or the like.

The recording unit 34 records various information about the charging device 30. The recording unit 34 is configured by using a DRAM, a ROM, a Flash memory, an SSD, or the like.

The control unit 35 is configured by using a memory and a processor having hardware such as a CPU. The control unit 35 controls each unit of the charging device 30.

[Server function configuration]
Next, the functional configuration of the server 40 will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server 40.

The server 40 shown in FIG. 5 includes a communication unit 41, a recording unit 42, a user information database 43 (hereinafter referred to as “user information DB 43”), a vehicle information database 44 (hereinafter referred to as “vehicle information DB 44”), and the like. It includes a charging information database 45 (hereinafter referred to as “charging information DB 45”), a schedule information database 46 (hereinafter referred to as “schedule information DB 46”), and a control unit 47.

Under the control of the control unit 47, the communication unit 41 communicates with the mobile body 10, the communication terminal 20, and the charging device 30 via the network NW. The communication unit 41 is configured by using a communication module or the like.

The recording unit 42 records various information about the server 40. Further, the recording unit 42 has a program recording unit 421 that records various programs executed by the server 40. The recording unit 42 is realized by using a DRAM, a ROM, a Flash memory, an SSD, an HDD, a memory card, or the like.

The user information DB 43 records user information in which the terminal information that identifies the communication terminal 20 possessed by the user and the user identification information that identifies the user are associated with each other. Here, the terminal information is a device address, a telephone number, an e-mail address, or the like. Further, the user identification information is a user's name, address, date of birth, user's action history based on the position information of the user's communication terminal 20, and the like. The action history may include the user's purchase history based on the electronic money registered in the user's communication terminal 20. The user information DB 43 is configured by using an HDD, an SSD, or the like.

The vehicle information DB 44 records vehicle information in which vehicle identification information for identifying the moving body 10, current state information of the moving body 10, and current position information of the moving body 10 are associated with each other. The vehicle identification information is the vehicle model name, model year, owner, and the like of the mobile body 10. Further, the state information is the remaining amount of the battery 11 of the mobile body 10, CAN data, and the like. The vehicle information DB 44 is configured by using an HDD, an SSD, or the like.

The charging information DB 45 provides charging information in which charging identification information for identifying the charging device 30, charging status information indicating the current charging status of the charging device 30, and installation information indicating the installation location of the charging device 30 are associated with each other. Record. The charging identification information is a charging method of the charging device 30 (for example, a normal charging method (single-phase AC 200V or 100V) or a quick charging method), a shape of a charging connector, a device address, and the like. The charging status information includes whether or not the mobile body 10 is currently charged by the charging device 30, the scheduled charging completion time of the battery 11 of the mobile body 10, the charging status of the battery of the mobile body 10, and the like. The charging information DB 45 is configured by using an HDD, an SSD, or the like.

The schedule information DB 46 records the schedule information in which the terminal information for identifying the communication terminal 20 possessed by the user, the user identification information for identifying the user, and the schedule of the user input by the user are associated with each other. Here, the user's schedule includes the planned usage position of the moving body 10, the destination of the user, the scheduled usage time of the moving body 10 of the user, the starting position of the moving body 10 of the user, and the moving body 10 used by the user. The date and time of use, vehicle identification information of the moving body 10 used by the user, whether or not the user is scheduled to go out, the user's action schedule (for example, running schedule), and the like. The schedule information DB 46 is configured by using an HDD, an SSD, or the like.

The control unit 47 is configured by using a memory and a processor having hardware such as a CPU, an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The control unit 47 controls each unit of the server 40. The control unit 47 includes an inference unit 471, a determination unit 472, a prediction unit 473, and a charge control unit 474. In one embodiment, the control unit 47 functions as a processor.

The inference unit 471 acquires a usage start position at which the user starts to use the mobile body 10 and a user's destination. Specifically, the inference unit 471 acquires the destination set by the user in the car navigation system 16 of the communication terminal 20 or the mobile body 10 via the communication unit 41. Further, the inference unit 471 acquires the usage start position from the usage start position or the schedule information DB 46 input by the user by operating the communication terminal 20 via the communication unit 41. Then, the inference unit 471 estimates the required electric energy from the usage start position of the user's mobile body 10 to the user's destination. Specifically, the inference unit 471 reads the trained model recorded in the program recording unit 421, inputs the user's destination and the usage start position as input data to the read trained model, and outputs the read data. The required power amount may be output as data. This trained model is formed using, for example, DNN (Deep Neural Network) as machine learning. The type of DNN network may be any one that can be used by the inference unit 471. Specifically, the type of machine learning is not particularly limited, but for example, teacher data and learning data associated with the distance and the required power amount are prepared, and the teacher data and learning data are used. Anything may be used as long as it is input to a calculation model based on a multi-layer neural network for learning. Further, as a machine learning method, a method based on DNN of a multi-layer neural network such as CNN (Convolutional Neural Network) or 3D-CNN may be used.

The determination unit 472 determines whether or not the user consumes the power of the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 at the destination. Specifically, the determination unit 472 determines that the user consumes the power of the battery 11 of the moving body 10 at the destination when the user's destination is at least one of the outdoor facility and the exercise facility. Further, the determination unit 472 determines whether or not the user's destination satisfies a predetermined condition based on the weather forecast acquired by the inference unit 471. Here, the predetermined condition is a temperature at which the user uses the cooling of the air conditioner, for example, the temperature is 25 degrees or higher. Further, the determination unit 472 determines whether or not the biometric information of the user is within the range of the behavior prediction predicted by the prediction unit 473, which will be described later. Specifically, the determination unit 472 determines that the heart rate of the user's biological information is within the range of the behavior prediction predicted by the prediction unit 473, for example, when the user's behavior prediction predicted by the prediction unit 473, which will be described later, is running. It is determined whether or not the number is within 80 to 140 bpm (beat per minutes).

The prediction unit 473 predicts the user's behavior. Specifically, the prediction unit 473 acquires the user's schedule information from the schedule information DB 46, and predicts the user's behavior based on the user's schedule information. Specifically, when the user's schedule describes exercise, for example, running, the prediction unit 473 predicts the behavior when the user runs at the destination exercise facility.

When the destination satisfies a predetermined condition, the charge control unit 474 is set higher than the required electric energy estimated by the inference unit 471. Specifically, the charge control unit 474 sets the required power amount to charge the battery 11 of the moving body 10 higher than the required power amount estimated by the inference unit 471 as the temperature of the destination based on the weather forecast is higher. For example, the charge control unit 474 sets the temperature of the destination based on the weather forecast to be 5% higher than the required electric energy estimated by the inference unit 471 as the temperature rises by 1 degree from the predetermined value (25 degrees). Further, the charge control unit 474 sets the required power amount for charging the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 higher than the required power amount estimated by the inference unit 471 in step S103. For example, the charge control unit 474 is set to be 10% higher than the required electric energy estimated by the inference unit 471.

(Server processing)
Next, the process executed by the server 40 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of the processing executed by the server 40.

As shown in FIG. 6, first, the inference unit 471 acquires the user's use start position, destination, and schedule information (step S101). Specifically, the inference unit 471 acquires the user's use start position, destination, and schedule information from the schedule information DB 46. The inference unit 471 may acquire the user's use start position, destination, and schedule information input by the user by operating the communication terminal 20 from the user's communication terminal 20 via the communication unit 41.

Subsequently, the inference unit 471 acquires the weather information in a predetermined area including the user's destination from the weather server 50 via the communication unit 41 (step S102). For example, the inference unit 471 acquires the weather information in the area of 10 km × 10 km including the user's destination from the weather server 50.

Subsequently, the inference unit 471 estimates the required electric energy of the mobile body 10 based on the user's use start position and the user's destination (step S103). Specifically, the inference unit 471 estimates the required electric energy of the mobile body 10 based on the distance from the user's start position to the user's destination.

After that, the determination unit 472 determines whether or not the user consumes the power of the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 at the destination (step S104). Specifically, the determination unit 472 determines that the user consumes the power of the battery 11 of the moving body 10 at the destination when the user's destination is at least one of the outdoor facility and the exercise facility. The reason for this is that when the user's destination is an outdoor facility, it is assumed that the user uses the electric power charged in the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 to use another electric device, and the user's destination is an exercise facility. In this case, it is assumed that the air-conditioning device of the moving body 10 is used in order to lower the temperature inside the vehicle interior of the moving body 10 by exercising the user. On the other hand, the determination unit 472 determines that the user does not consume the power of the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 at the destination when the facility is not an outdoor facility or an exercise facility. When the determination unit 472 determines that the user consumes the power of the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 at the destination (step S104: Yes), the server 40 shifts to step S105 described later. On the other hand, when the determination unit 472 determines that the user does not consume the power of the battery 11 of the moving body 10 at the destination (step S104: No), the server 40 shifts to step S115 described later.

In step S105, the determination unit 472 determines whether or not the user's destination is an exercise facility. When the determination unit 472 determines that the user's destination is an exercise facility (step S105: Yes), the server 40 proceeds to step S106, which will be described later. On the other hand, when the determination unit 472 determines that the user's destination is not an exercise facility (step S105: No), the server 40 shifts to step S112, which will be described later.

In step S106, the charge control unit 474 charges the mobile body 10 used by the user by controlling the charging device 30 via the communication unit 41.

Subsequently, the prediction unit 473 acquires the biometric information of the user via the communication unit 41 and the communication terminal 20 (step S107). Specifically, the prediction unit 473 acquires the biometric information of the user that is wirelessly connected to the communication terminal 20 via the communication unit 41 and the communication terminal 20 and is detected by the wearable device worn by the user.

Subsequently, the prediction unit 473 predicts the user's behavior based on the user's schedule information (step S108). Specifically, when the user's schedule describes exercise, for example, running, the prediction unit 473 predicts the behavior when the user runs at the destination exercise facility.

After that, the determination unit 472 determines whether or not the biometric information of the user is within the range of the behavior prediction predicted by the prediction unit 473 (step S109). Specifically, the determination unit 472 determines whether or not the heart rate of the user's biological information is within the range of the behavior prediction predicted by the prediction unit 473, for example, when the behavior prediction is running, the heart rate is within 80 to 140 bpm. Is determined. The reason for this is to prevent the mobile body 10 from being unnecessarily charged with electric power by determining whether or not the predictive action is performed based on the schedule of the actual user. When the determination unit 472 determines that the biometric information of the user is within the range of the behavior prediction predicted by the prediction unit 473 (step S109: Yes), the server 40 shifts to step S110 described later. On the other hand, when the determination unit 472 determines that the biometric information of the user is not within the range of the behavior prediction predicted by the prediction unit 473 (step S109: No), the server 40 ends this process.

In step S110, the charge control unit 474 sets the required power amount for charging the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 higher than the required power amount estimated by the inference unit 471 in step S103. For example, the charge control unit 474 is set to be 10% higher than the required electric energy estimated by the inference unit 471.

Subsequently, the charge control unit 474 charges the mobile body 10 by controlling the charging device 30 so as to have the required electric energy set in step S110 (step S111). As a result, it is possible to charge the required electric energy of the mobile body 10 in consideration of the user's behavior. After step S111, the server 40 ends this process.

In step S112, the determination unit 472 determines whether or not the user's destination is an outdoor facility. When the determination unit 472 determines that the user's destination is an outdoor facility (step S112: Yes), the server 40 proceeds to step S113, which will be described later. On the other hand, when the determination unit 472 determines that the user's destination is not an outdoor facility (step S112: No), the server 40 shifts to step S114 described later.

In step S113, the charge control unit 474 sets the required power amount for charging the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 higher than the required power amount estimated by the inference unit 471 in step S103. Specifically, the charge control unit 474 is estimated by the inference unit 471 based on at least one of the general average value of the electric energy used in the outdoor facility and the past user's electric power usage history in the outdoor facility. Set the power amount higher than the required power amount. As a result, the user can charge the electric power in consideration of the use of other electric devices in the outdoor facility.

Subsequently, the charge control unit 474 charges the moving body 10 by controlling the charging device 30 so that the required power amount set in step S113 or the required power amount estimated by the inference unit 471 is obtained (step S114). After step S114, the server 40 ends this process.

In step S115, the determination unit 472 determines whether or not the destination satisfies a predetermined condition based on the weather forecast acquired by the inference unit 471. Here, the predetermined condition is a temperature at which the user uses the cooling of the air conditioner, for example, the temperature is 25 degrees or higher. Specifically, the determination unit 472 determines whether or not the destination is at a predetermined temperature or higher based on the weather forecast acquired by the inference unit 471. When the determination unit 472 determines that the destination satisfies a predetermined condition (step S115: Yes), the server 40 proceeds to step S116, which will be described later. On the other hand, when the determination unit 472 determines that the destination does not satisfy the predetermined condition (step S115: No), the server 40 shifts to step S118 described later.

In step S116, the charge control unit 474 sets the required power amount to charge the battery 11 of the moving body 10 higher than the required power amount estimated by the inference unit 471 as the temperature of the destination based on the weather forecast is higher. Specifically, the charge control unit 474 sets the temperature of the destination based on the weather forecast to be 5% higher than the required electric energy estimated by the inference unit 471 as the temperature rises by 1 degree from the predetermined value (25 degrees).

Subsequently, the charge control unit 474 charges the mobile body 10 by controlling the charging device 30 so as to have the required electric energy set in step S115 (step S117). After step S117, the server 40 ends this process.

In step S118, the charge control unit 474 charges the mobile body 10 by controlling the charging device 30 so that the inference unit 471 has an estimated required electric energy. After step S118, the server 40 ends this process.

According to one embodiment described above, the inference unit 471 acquires a usage start position where the user starts to use the moving body 10 and a user's destination, and the moving body from the usage start position to the destination. Estimate the required power amount of 10. Then, the determination unit 472 determines whether or not the power of the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 is consumed at the destination. After that, when the charge control unit 474 determines that the power of the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 is consumed at the destination by the determination unit 472, the charge control unit 474 sets the required power amount of the mobile body 10 high and sets the mobile body 10 to the required power amount. Charge up to. As a result, it is possible to prevent the SOC of the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 from becoming insufficient in consideration of the power consumption associated with the user's behavior.

Further, according to one embodiment, the determination unit 472 determines whether or not the destination satisfies a predetermined condition based on the weather forecast of the destination. Then, when the determination unit 472 determines that the destination satisfies a predetermined condition, the charge control unit 474 sets a high required electric energy of the moving body 10. As a result, it is possible to charge the required electric energy of the mobile body 10 in consideration of the weather (weather) at the user's destination. Therefore, when the temperature rises, the user uses the air conditioning of the mobile body 10. However, it is possible to prevent the SOC of the battery 11 of the moving body 10 from becoming insufficient.

Further, according to one embodiment, the charge control unit 474 sets the required electric energy of the moving body 10 higher as the temperature of the destination is higher, so that the user strongly uses the air conditioning according to the temperature. However, it is possible to prevent the SOC of the battery 11 of the moving body 10 from becoming insufficient.

Further, according to one embodiment, the charge control unit 474 sets a high electric energy required for the mobile body 10 when the destination is at least one of the outdoor facility and the exercise facility. As a result, the body temperature rises due to the user exercising or the like, and even when the user uses the air conditioning of the moving body 10, it is possible to prevent the SOC of the battery 11 of the moving body 10 from becoming insufficient. Alternatively, even when the user uses the electric device by using the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 in the outdoor facility, it is possible to prevent the SOC of the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 from becoming insufficient.

Further, according to one embodiment, the prediction unit 473 predicts the user's behavior. Then, the charge control unit 474 sets the required electric energy based on the user's behavior prediction predicted by the prediction unit 473. As a result, it is possible to prevent the SOC of the battery 11 of the mobile body 10 from becoming insufficient in consideration of the power consumption associated with the user's behavior.

Further, according to one embodiment, the prediction unit 473 acquires the user's schedule information from the schedule information DB 46 and predicts the user's behavior based on the acquired schedule information, so that the user's behavior prediction can be performed with high accuracy. It can be carried out.

Further, according to one embodiment, the determination unit 472 acquires the biometric information of the user, and determines whether or not the biometric information is within the range of the behavior prediction predicted by the prediction unit 473. Then, when the determination unit 472 determines that the biometric information of the user is within the range of the behavior prediction, the charge control unit 474 sets the required power amount of the mobile body 10 high. As a result, it is possible to prevent the mobile body 10 from being unnecessarily charged with electric power by determining whether or not the predictive action is performed based on the schedule of the actual user.

(Other embodiments)
Further, in the charging system according to the embodiment, "part" can be read as "circuit" or the like. For example, the control unit can be read as a control circuit.

The program to be executed by the charging system according to the embodiment is a file data in an installable format or an executable format, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). It is recorded and provided on a computer-readable recording medium such as a USB medium or a flash memory.

Further, the program to be executed by the charging system according to the embodiment may be configured to be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by downloading via the network.

In the description of the flowchart in the present specification, the context of the processing between steps is clarified by using expressions such as "first", "after", and "continued", but the present embodiment is implemented. The order of processing required for this is not uniquely defined by those representations. That is, the order of processing in the flowchart described in the present specification can be changed within a consistent range.

Further effects and variations can be easily derived by those skilled in the art. The broader aspects of the invention are not limited to the particular details and representative embodiments described and described above. Thus, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the overall concept of the invention as defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

1 Charging system 10 Mobile 11 Battery 12 Detection unit 13 First charging unit 14 Second charging unit 15 Driving unit 16 Car navigation system 17, 28, 34, 42 Recording unit 18, 33, 41 Communication unit 19 ECU
20 Communication terminal 21 First communication unit 22 Second communication unit 23,163a Display unit 24,164 Operation unit 25 Position acquisition unit 26 Camera 27 Third communication unit 29,35,47 Control unit 30 Charging device 31 First Transmission unit 32 Second transmission unit 40 Server 43 User information database 44 Vehicle information database 45 Charging information database 46 User schedule information database 161 GPS sensor 162 Map database 163 Notification device 163b Voice output unit 421 Program recording unit 471 Estimating unit 472 Judgment Part 473 Prediction part 474 Charge control part NW network

Claims (20)

Acquire the usage start position at which the user starts to use the mobile body having the rechargeable secondary battery and the destination of the user.
Estimate the required electric energy of the moving body from the usage start position to the destination,
It is determined whether or not the power of the secondary battery is consumed at the destination, and the result is determined.
When the power of the secondary battery is consumed at the destination, the required power amount is set high.
A server comprising a processor configured to charge the mobile to the required power. The server according to claim 1.
The processor
Get the weather forecast,
Based on the weather forecast, it is determined whether or not the destination meets a predetermined condition.
When the destination satisfies a predetermined condition, the required electric energy is set high.
server. The server according to claim 2.
The predetermined condition is the temperature.
The processor
The higher the temperature, the higher the required electric energy is set.
server. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The processor
If the destination is at least one of an outdoor facility and an athletic facility, the required power amount is set high.
server. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The processor
Predict the behavior of the user,
The required electric energy is set based on the user's behavior prediction and the required electric energy.
server. The server according to claim 5.
The processor
Acquire the schedule information of the user and
The behavior prediction is performed based on the schedule information.
server. The server according to claim 6.
The processor
Acquire the biometric information of the user and
It is determined whether or not the biological information is within the range of the behavior prediction, and it is determined.
When the biometric information is within the range of the behavior prediction, the required electric energy is set high.
server. A mobile body with a rechargeable secondary battery,
The usage start position where the user starts to use the moving object and the user's destination are acquired, the required electric energy of the moving object from the usage start position to the destination is estimated, and the required power amount of the moving object is estimated at the destination. When it is determined whether or not to consume the power of the secondary battery and the power of the secondary battery is consumed at the destination, the required power amount is set high and the moving body is charged to the required power amount. With a server that has a processor configured to
A charging system equipped with. The charging system according to claim 8.
The processor
Get the weather forecast,
Based on the weather forecast, it is determined whether or not the destination meets a predetermined condition.
When the destination satisfies a predetermined condition, the required electric energy is set high.
Charging system. The charging system according to claim 9.
The predetermined condition is the temperature.
The processor
The higher the temperature, the higher the required electric energy is set.
Charging system. The charging system according to any one of claims 8 to 10.
The processor
If the destination is at least one of an outdoor facility and an athletic facility, the required power amount is set high.
Charging system. The charging system according to any one of claims 8 to 11.
Predict the behavior of the user,
The required electric energy is set based on the user's behavior prediction and the required electric energy.
Charging system. The charging system according to claim 12.
The processor
Acquire the schedule information of the user and
The behavior prediction is performed based on the schedule information.
Charging system. The charging system according to claim 13.
The processor
Acquire the biometric information of the user and
It is determined whether or not the biological information is within the range of the behavior prediction, and it is determined.
When the biometric information is within the range of the behavior prediction, the required electric energy is set high.
Charging system. To the processor
Acquire the usage start position at which the user starts to use the mobile body having the rechargeable secondary battery and the destination of the user.
Estimate the required electric energy of the moving body from the usage start position to the destination,
It is determined whether or not the power of the secondary battery is consumed at the destination, and the result is determined.
When the power of the secondary battery is consumed at the destination, the required power amount is set high.
A program that executes charging of the moving object to the required electric energy. The program according to claim 15.
To the processor
Get the weather forecast,
Based on the weather forecast, it is determined whether or not the destination meets a predetermined condition.
When the destination satisfies a predetermined condition, the required electric energy is set high.
A program that lets you do things. The program according to claim 16.
The predetermined condition is the temperature.
To the processor
The higher the temperature, the higher the required electric energy is set.
A program that lets you do things. The program according to any one of claims 15 to 17.
To the processor
If the destination is at least one of an outdoor facility and an athletic facility, the required power amount is set high.
A program that lets you do things. The program according to any one of claims 15 to 18.
To the processor
Predict the behavior of the user,
The required electric energy is set based on the user's behavior prediction and the required electric energy.
A program that lets you do things. The program according to claim 19.
To the processor
Acquire the schedule information of the user and
The behavior prediction is performed based on the schedule information.
A program that lets you do things.

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